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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-44347
CVE-2023-44347:
Adobe InDesign vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-44347 is a NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability affecting Adobe InDesign versions ID18.5 (and earlier) and ID17.4.2 (and earlier) on both Windows and macOS platforms. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 14, 2023, and received an Important severity rating (Adobe Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) with a CVSS base score of 5.5 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to be exploited (Adobe Advisory, NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to an application denial-of-service in the context of the current user. The attack requires user interaction, specifically opening a malicious file (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Adobe has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users are recommended to update to Adobe InDesign ID19.0 or ID18.5.1 via the Creative Cloud desktop app updater or by navigating to the InDesign Help menu and clicking 'Updates'. For managed environments, IT administrators can use the Creative Cloud Packager to create deployment packages (Adobe Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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